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Originally Posted by gdalton
...Saddam was a saint...
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Sarcasm notwithstanding, nobody is saying that. What is being point out is that he was, in part, created by US foreign policy i.e. trained and supported by the CIA in his rise to power and subsequently supported by the US in the war with Iran.
What's more, he is only one of many that were supported this way. The US has to be careful what these criminals are charged with lest they implicate themselves as state sponsors of terrorism.
Example:
Luis Posada - Click me!
Not everybody knows, nor cares to know about these sordid histories. They are consumed with making ends meet and going about their daily business. This stuff just doesn't register in their consciousness because it isn't affecting them directly in an immediate sense - their choice.
However, for many others around the world, every second of every day is affected by the consequences of these actions - and they will think and act as a result of what they percieve is happening.